15 affordable wedding venues in Austin

How to read the list

A venue bill is rent, staff, cleaning and deposit. The first number decides the rest.

Rent the room, not the packageCity halls price by the hour. Private venues set their unit: hour, day or guest.
Ask what the rate excludesStaffing, cleaning, kitchen use and a refundable deposit are separate.
Check Monday to Thursday firstTexas Old Town charges $1,750 on Monday and $4,500 on Saturday.

A cheap room with a required caterer is not a cheap wedding.

Published rates, read on 5 November 2026

Venue	Guests	Price
Zilker Botanical Garden Auditorium, Austin	100	$769 / 4 hrs
Chapel Dulcinea, Austin	60 max	Free weekdays
McKinney Falls hall, Austin	75	$200–$225 / day
Bastrop State Park Refectory	80	$300 / day
Allen R. Baca Center, Round Rock	150	$110 / hr
Rabb House, Round Rock	200 chairs	$950 / 4 hrs
Clay Madsen Center, Round Rock	122	$140 / hr
Virgil Rabb Pavilion, Round Rock	Not published	$200 / 4 hrs
Camp Ben McCulloch, Driftwood	Not published	$75–$450
Asian American Resource Center, Austin	300–350	City schedule
Texas Old Town, Redbud, Kyle	150	$1,750–$5,500
Peached Social House, Austin	104 seated	$1,500–$2,750
Saengerrunde Hall, Austin	200 seated	Quote
Vista Brewing, Driftwood	110 seated	Quote
Jester King, Austin	250	Quote

Ask for the deposit, the cleaning fee and the staff rate before you hold a date.

Rooms the city and the park districts rent

Five public buildings, priced by the hour, with staff on site and parking without a permit.

01

Stone patio edged with clipped hedges and a low wall

Zilker Botanical Garden Auditorium

2220 Barton Springs Rd, Austin · [email protected]

$769 for four hours, then $192.25 an hour · $300 deposit · 100 guests · kitchen $45 an hour plus utilities

Best for a hundred guests who want a garden without a tent. The rose garden arch is $126.50 for two hours.

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Ornate chandelier hanging from a painted ceiling

Asian American Resource Center ballroom

8401 Cameron Rd, Austin · 512-974-1698

Seats 300 to 350 · commercial kitchen · great lawn · rate by city schedule

Best for the largest guest list here, with a kitchen a caterer can use.

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03

Embroidered lace napkin folded on a white plate

Allen R. Baca Center

301 W Bagdad Ave, Building 2, Round Rock · 512-218-5499

$110 an hour, $350 deposit · 150 theatre style · patio · tables and chairs included

Best for 150 guests who need parking and a patio. Weekday dates are limited by the center's own program.

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Clay Madsen Recreation Center

1600 Gattis School Rd, Round Rock · 512-215-3214

$140 an hour, $50 deposit · 122 maximum

Best for a plain indoor party with no design ambitions. It is a rec centre room, priced like one.

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05

Wooden tables and chairs set outdoors for an event

Rabb House

151 N A.W. Grimes Blvd, Round Rock · 512-218-5540

$950 for four hours, $1,800 for twelve · 1,800 sq ft to 3,000 on the balcony · 200 chairs, 20 round tables

Best for a seated dinner and a dance floor.

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A couple in pink and magenta stand before rows of seated guests in a chandelier-lit hall — A rented hall with the crowd already in it.

Halls, chapels and a state park refectory

Five older or outdoor spaces where the building does most of the work.

06

Small stone chapel with an arched doorway on a hill

Chapel Dulcinea

16221 Crystal Hills Dr, Austin · 737-262-5023

Free most weekdays, $500 weekends and after 7pm midweek · 12 on stone benches, 60 maximum · 20 spaces plus overflow, 200-yard walk

Best for an elopement where the view is the room. Chairs are $7.50 each and no car reaches the chapel.

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07

Stream flowing over mossy rocks in shade

McKinney Falls group hall

5808 McKinney Falls Parkway, Austin · 512-389-8900

$225 Friday to Sunday, $200 midweek, plus entry · 75 people · kitchen

Best for a family reunion that is also a wedding. Guests can walk to the falls between vows and dinner.

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Bastrop State Park Refectory

100 Park Road 1A, Bastrop · 512-321-2101

$300 a day plus entry · 80 people · kitchen

Best for eighty guests and a weekend in the pines. The CCC-built hall has the roof and the fireplace.

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09

Open-sided timber dance pavilion under oak trees

Camp Ben McCulloch

Driftwood, TX 78619 · 512-858-2084

Tabernacle $150 a day, $225 a weekend · both $250 a day, $450 a weekend

Best for a DIY wedding with a campfire and tents. The tabernacle is a roof and a floor; everything else is yours.

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10

Historic hall with tall arched windows and a timber ceiling

Saengerrunde Hall

1607 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin · rental form on saengerrunde.org

200 seated, 250 standing · rate by quote · next to Scholz Garten

Best for a downtown hall with a beer hall feel. The rate is not published; ask for the minimum spend.

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Bride and groom beside a vintage car on a lawn while guests in dark suits gather at the edge — An outdoor wedding starts in the car park.

Private rooms that still fit a small budget

Four working venues and one picnic shelter. None of them is a ballroom.

11

Timber ranch pavilion with a stone chimney and open lawn

Texas Old Town, Redbud

1205 Roland Ln, Kyle · 512-396-1800

150 guests with a dance floor · $1,750 midweek to $5,500 on a peak Saturday

Best for a ranch wedding without a ranch. Redbud is the smallest of four buildings on 55 acres.

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12

Rustic wedding table with a leaf name tag and glassware

Peached Social House

6500 N Lamar Blvd, Austin · 512-222-8781

$1,500 to $2,750 for six or ten hours · $500 deposit · 104 seated, 250 standing · 70 parking spaces

Best for a city wedding that wants a loft. Add $250 to flip the room and $250 to clean it.

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13

Beer garden picnic tables under strings of bulbs at dusk

Vista Brewing

13551 FM 150, Driftwood · 512-766-1842

20 to 110 seated indoors · 21 acres with a stage · free parking · quote

Best for a welcome party or a Sunday wedding.

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14

Oak-shaded farmyard with benches and a stone wall

Jester King

13187 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin · 512-900-1820

250 guests · outdoor Hill Country space · quote

Best for a casual outdoor reception where beer is the theme. Twenty minutes past the city edge.

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15

Wooden picnic pavilion surrounded by autumn trees

Virgil Rabb Pavilion

3089 Whitlow Way, Round Rock · 512-218-5540

$200 for four hours, $25 an hour after · 11 picnic tables · DJ $50

Best for a small ceremony in the park. Restrooms sit beside it.

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Bride in a red and gold lehenga leans beside a groom in ivory under a flower garland, guests close behind — A private room earns its fee when everyone can stand in it.

Five things that keep the bill small

Book midweek. Redbud is $1,750 on Monday and $4,500 on Saturday.
Ask for staffing and cleaning by name. Zilker charges $60 an hour, two staff minimum.
Visit at your ceremony hour. Shade and parking change by six.
Count chairs, not guests. Peached seats 104 and holds 250 standing.
Keep the deposit refundable. A damage deposit is not a price until you lose it.

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